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piopio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pi-o-pio
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of either of two extinct passerine songbird species of New Zealand, comprising the genus Turnagra: North Island piopio (†Turnagra tanagra) and South Island piopio (†Turnagra capensis).

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori piopio.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

piopios (plural)

Questions

What does piopio mean?
A bird of either of two extinct passerine songbird species of New Zealand, comprising the genus Turnagra: North Island piopio (†Turnagra tanagra) and South Island piopio (†Turnagra capensis).
Where does piopio come from?
Borrowed from Māori piopio.

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